Pseudotumor Cerebri Support Group
Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) is a neurological disorder that is characterized by increased intracranial pressure, in the absence of a tumor or other diseases affecting the brain or its lining. Diagnosis requires brain scans and lumbar puncture. Characteristic symptoms are headache, transient visual obscurations or transient visual loss in one or both eyes usually lasting...
Who's had it? What are your results on iih? I'm starting the process may lose my insurance though
weight loss does help many people with their symptoms, but not sure how the recovery and the diet restrictions post surgery would shape up. Must be a lot for you to process at the moment.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20095788
This wiki page has a good summary of all the type of bariatric surgery but as always take wiki with a pinch of salt - just use it for an over view (dont know if you have already done / like to do research) it does list some complications/ risks which are handy to know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bariatric_surgery
Also i found an old thread that had brought this up and its got more info for you like: that you would have to crush your pills, and that would be trouble for slow release, and some more links:
http://www.dailystrength.org/c/Psuedotumor-Cerebri/forum/14160516-lap-band-iih
(bare in mind that any medical paper over 10 years old needs to be taken with a big pinch of salt!! - its still good for guidance though)
lots more info for you, hope its not to much, but its a big decision for you so i guess you want to be as fully informed as possible.
Dont let them rush you into anything you are not happy with. it is your body, your health, your life. your decision.
good luck.
Two years back I went to a couple of group meetings just to hear what bariatric surgery was about. Both clinics required weight loss before surgery though how much was different for each. One required 30lbs, one required 20%. I've lost more than that on my own. Not to qualify for surgery. I have no idea why I lost it because I wasn't dieting. I'm not going to complain but a reason would be nice.
I know a kidney doctor who once called in a kidney failure patient with the good news that a donated kidney had become available and to come to the hospital right away for surgery to implant the new kidney. On the way to the hospital, the patient stopped at McDonalds and ate. When the doctor found out, she cancelled his surgery and the kidney instead went to the next patient on the waiting list. That doctor had balls to make this tough call, but her logic was if he wouldn't even comply with pre-op instructions, he certainly wasn't going to be a good candidate for complying with years of anti-rejection meds, etc.
Total side note. :) Best of luck with your potential surgery/decision making!
From what I've read the band sounds (on paper) the best...can be reversed, etc but I've read a lot of reviews that suggest that they can get infected and have other issues. The sleeve will provide you with some good results but not as drastic as bypass. You will avoid the dumping syndrome though and you get to keep part of your stomach. If I was doing it personally this would be my choice. Then the bypass definitely yields the greatest results but you get the greatest amount of side effects and you virtually have no stomach left!
So whatever you decided just make sure you do your research. unfortunately for me my insurance would only pay for the band or bypass so I didn't go through with it.